Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
ONE WOMAN AGAINST TWO MEN

ONE WOMAN AGAINST TWO MEN.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
"a fellow feeling makes no wondrous
kind" R. II. hastens to the rescue of his
suffering brother. W. II. R., and instead
of bringing logic or argument against any
thing Illogical had said or written, merely
INDUCES in little meaningless nothing.
Now, if / failed to reply to Senator ingalls,
Abilene suffrage speech it was not because
his speech was invulnerable by any means;
the press of the country, almost without
exception, have found much to criticise in
that speech; our ablest representative men
have pronounced it failuIe in every point,
and how could it be otherwise when he ar
rays himself against human liberty and the
eternal principles of justice. I was not, as
R. H. supposes. egotistical enough to think
l could give any information, nor did l
make any attempt in that line. I simply
had the (seemingly) inexcusable temerity
to say that Senator ingalls, speech was
fearfully gauzy, in which opinion the best
men of the country aud the criticisms of
the entire press sustain me. Now, as R.
81. seems to be particularly disturbed over
the conclusion that l termed his brother a
criminal" let me refer him to the editor
of the EAGLE, or the manuscript, which
l presume may still be found in the EAGLE
office, that the word criminal does not oc-
cur in any part of said MSS. 1t was a
typographical error, which seems to have
answered the purpose very we'll indeed.
We women have little cause in grand and
beautiful Kansas to attack our noble
brothers, or display any venom whatever
on any phase of the suffrage question. Be-
fore the bill for municipal suffrage became
a law we thought we knew just how noble
and good and loyal the men of Kansas
we're, but like the queen of Sheba, we
found that the half had not been told. We
thought We knew the length and breadth
and dimensions of the state of Kansas, but
under the wise administrative knowledge
of the men of Kansas we find her constant
ly developing, widening and extending her
borders, fulfilling her ancient motto,
Through rough places to the stars" The
truth will bear any amount of careful in
vestigation. I invite discussion through
the press or on the rostrum, with the Bible
or without it. 1 claim that l have all the
incontrovertible facts, all the logic, all the
conclusive argument on my side. Can
you disprove it? Can some bright man,
giant, lay prejudice aside
and discuss this question pertaining to the
welfare Of humanity in a cool, logical and
impartial manner? In conclusion let me
quote from the best men of the country:
''There is no argument to be brought
against municipal suffrage. If a woman
wants the ballot she has the same right to
t 1 have Hon NJ. NJ Murdoch.
LET character be nodded by education;
We may safely trust nature for the wo-
nan" Hon. Wendell Phillips.
"The emancipation of the slaves was
military necessity, the emancipation of
woman has become moral and industrial |
"The voice of woman suffrage is feeble,
'ut it is the voice of human liberty.
Ion. Frank Nye, U. S. S.
when one thinks of the innumerable
nd trifing causes which keep many Of the
est or men and strongest opponents of
roman suffrage from the polls upon i'm
ortant occasions it is difficult to be toler
Mt of the objection that woman by reason
f motherhood has no time to vote. Why
l the greater exposure of man to the cas-
alties of life actually disables him in such
'ays as to make it physically impossible
,r him to exercise the right Of franchise
lore frequently than is the case with
'omen, and if this liability to lose the op
to exercise the right once or
vice in lifetime, is reason that women
lould not be allowed to vote at all, why
lould not men not be disfranchised also
Y the same rule. Hon. H. w. Blair,
!. S. s. II
Now while admitting that the unfortu-
ate introduction of an Indiana element
ito Kansas politics may have had much to
D with the opposition we meet with from
certain class, yet we pelieve that Kansas
omen are intelligent and able enough to
rmly united in their demand for equality
i'd justice, and that they object to being
presented by any woman whose record s
wife and mother is not stainless.
Hoping to again hear from some brave
cognito On this subject, I remain cor
tally, NJ. E. LEASE. {
RENO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Under the head of "a Dastardly Scheme"
hutchinson parties succeeded in running
ne commissioner out of the county and ]